Alvin G2540-B Swing Arm Lamp, Black

by Alvin

Product Description

Swing Arm Lamp- Black...One of the most important items in any artist's studio! These lamps will clip onto almost any table. They will also clamp on to shelves and surfaces that are vertical or horizontal. Features a ventilated metal shade double shade baffle for glare reduction a spring balanced adjustable arm and lampholder switch (not an inline switch). The arm extends to 32". The lamp itself takes up to a 100 watt bulb (not included).

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 8 x 4.2 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001DNFLYS
• Item model number: G2540-B
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #898 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #7 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Lamps > Desk Lamps

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice lamp for a fair price, September 24, 2009

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Pedro Hasnas "Pedro" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alvin G2540-B Swing Arm Lamp, Black (Tools & Hardware)

I bought this lamp for a dorm room, where my desk is under my bed. It fits my needs perfectly. It clamps on (the clamp can be mounted on a sideways plane) the support brace for my bed, and is highly articulate. It's also very steady, if you tighten down the screws, and doesn't droop too much if tightened. My one problem with this lamp is that it has the tendency to droop slightly if not tightened, and the clamp may wear out (but is probably replaceable.) If you're looking for a cheap swing arm lamp that still looks professional, look no further!

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Plastic components fail regularly, March 3, 2011

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Quad Peaks - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alvin G2540-B Swing Arm Lamp, Black (Tools & Hardware)

The plastic attachment device to affix the lamp often breaks when tightened. If you don't tighten it enough the lamp is unsteady. This has happened several times over the years with Alvin swing lamps and is the result of supplying and using a supposedly hardened plastic attachment rather than one made of steel. Be prepared to drill a hole or otherwise jerry-rig some other method to mount this lamp. It is a great lamp when it works but getting it mounted is sometimes a problem and is the result of the cheapening and plasticization of many products.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DOES THE JOB AND THEN SOME!!!, October 7, 2009

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RagenRat "A man's only as good as his word !!" (Aurora IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alvin G2540-B Swing Arm Lamp, Black (Tools & Hardware)

DOES THE JOB AND THEN SOME!!
Got this bad boy today. Looks very good and will do the job for my desk. This is not a 85.00 lamp for the price advertised here so if your looking for a high dollar, high performance lamp keep looking down the line. I used one of the new coil fluorescent bulbs and its a bit heavy for it so I did have to tighten the pivots joints and now its holding it fine. I do not think that I will have to be moving it around a lot so this will work fine for my plans and it looks very impressive on my desk. The cord is about 4ft in length, It has a twist on / off switch on top of the lamp head.
Amazon did a great job packaging this in a over sized box. You install the base how ever your mounting status is then put the lamp in the base which I thought was good planning and keeps you from banging it around.
Buy with confidence. Great lamp for the price.
RagenRat